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Verb
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To be triggering enthusiasm or eagerness
exciting
thrilling
exhilarating
rousing
stirring
animating
enlivening
enthusing
stimulating
delighting
inspiring
inspiriting
invigoratingUS
moving
elating
lifting
vitalizing
buoying
charging
electrifying
enrapturing
galvanizingUS
gladdening
gripping
heartening
intoxicating
pumping up
tickling
uplifting
bucking up
energisingUK
energizingUS
envigoratingUK
galvanisingUK
gingering up
jazzing up
livening up
pepping up
perking up
picking up
stirring up
evoking
firing
giving someone a buzz
giving someone a charge
giving someone a kick
lighting a fire under
putting zip into
quickening
tickling someone pink
firing the enthusiasm of
firing the imagination of
more ❯
Verb
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To be arousing someone
exciting
arousing
attracting
titillating
alluring
enticing
inflaming
rousing
beguiling
charming
seducing
stimulating
tantalizingUS
thrilling
bewitching
enchanting
entrancing
hooking
interesting
intriguing
sparking
appealing to
fascinating
pleasing
spellbinding
teasing
tempting
wakening
whetting
enthralling
stirring up
tantalisingUK
turning on
doing it for someone
floating someone's boat
giving someone a thrill
lighting someone's fire
tickling someone's fancy
turning someone on
more ❯
Verb
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Present participle for to take the first step, or to commence an action or event
beginning
commencing
launching
opening
starting
falling to
getting off
kicking off
leading off
striking into
embarking on
embarking upon
entering into
entering upon
making a start
getting under way
going ahead
getting cracking
getting on with
getting the show on the road
getting the ball rolling
getting underway
starting off
putting in motion
getting off the ground
setting in motion
jumping in
getting a move on
proceeding
starting the ball rolling
more ❯
“It might be wise to get going on the project earlier than planned.”
Verb
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Present participle for to start up a machine, vehicle, process, etc.
starting
activating
triggering
actuating
initialisingUK
initializingUS
powering
turning on
switching on
starting up
starting off
setting in motion
triggering off
powering up
setting going
putting in motion
setting off
kick-starting
initiating
cranking up
energizingUS
energisingUK
driving
operating
firing up
making active
propelling
sparking
moving
tripping
more ❯
“Once I get my computer going again, I'll send you a copy of my manuscript.”
Verb
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Present participle for to found or establish something
establishing
founding
setting up
starting
launching
forming
originating
instituting
pioneering
constituting
installing
incorporating
starting up
bringing about
kicking off
initiating
beginning
inaugurating
creating
introducing
bringing into being
putting in place
organizingUS
setting in motion
organisingUK
getting under way
laying the foundations of
commencing
putting in motion
ushering in
more ❯
“In fact, he'll pay me to find additional clients in Japan and get another company going over there.”
Verb
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Present participle for to leave or depart a place
departing
leaving
going
exiting
quitting
withdrawing
vamoosing
scramming
scraming
decamping
skedaddling
retiring
splitting
retreating
fleeing
scooting
going off
pushing off
taking off
shoving off
going away
setting off
clearing off
clearing out
absenting yourself
cutting out
setting out
making off
making an exit
running off
running away
beating a retreat
making oneself scarce
making tracks
hightailing it
starting out
upping sticks
beating it
abstracting oneself
getting under way
sloping off
making a move
more ❯
“It's getting late. Isn't it time for you to get going?”
Verb
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Present participle for to increase one's pace
stirring
speeding up
getting a move on
bucking up
hurrying up
pushing off
getting your skates on
stepping on the gas
stepping on it
getting moving
accelerating
making haste
getting cracking
revving up
getting the lead out
shifting
putting pedal to metal
opening up
making tracks
shaking a leg
moving faster
getting a wiggle on
putting foot
making it snappy
hurrying
making a move
looking lively
hastening
opening up the throttle
opening the throttle
more ❯
“We probably need to get going if we want to get to the lake by noon.”
Verb
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Present participle for to begin to understand or do something competently
getting into your stride
getting the hang of
getting up to speed
grasping
becoming expert in
learning
acquiring the technique of
catching on to
comprehending
becoming proficient in
learning the art of
picking up
acquiring the skill of
mastering
understanding
managing
getting the knack of
Verb
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Present participle for to bring into existence
creating
building
constructing
forging
making
producing
actualizing
concocting
constituting
bringing into being
bringing into existence
bringing to pass
catalysingUK
catalyzingUS
causing to be
effectuating
generating
giving rise to
moldingUS
mouldingUK
originating
coining
doing
knocking off
knocking together
knocking up
manufacturing
minting
synthesisingUK
synthesizingUS
turning out
drawing on
Verb
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Present participle for to begin to move in a given direction
starting
departing
embarking
proceeding
setting off
leaving
setting out
going
heading off
sailing
starting off
taking off
going forth
pushing off
sallying forth
setting forth
setting sail
starting out
beginning one's journey
getting on the road
getting under way
hitting the road
hitting the trail
making a start
setting about
setting forward
parting
beginning
moving off
travellingUK
travelingUS
sallying
leaving port
venturing forth
lighting out
heading
striking out
putting forth
going out
venturing out
going ahead
moving
hoisting sail
leaving dock
putting out
raising sail
motoring
putting to sea
making headway
shoving off
putting out to sea
weighing anchor
leaving harbour
casting off
hoisting the blue peter
Verb
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Present participle for to start hurrying to undertake a task
getting the lead out
hurrying
hustling
getting cracking
making it snappy
shaking a leg
stepping on it
getting a move on
hopping to it
looking alive
snapping to it
Verb
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Present participle for to dislodge or move or shift (something) into a new position
budging
shifting
moving
removing
repositioning
displacing
transferring
relocating
transposing
dislocating
disturbing
dislodging
setting going
changing the position of
Verb
▲
Present participle for to restore to consciousness
bringing round
resuscitating
reviving
awakening
rousing
bringing to
waking up
bringing around
saving
rescuing
defibrillating
giving artificial respiration to
giving cardiac massage to
bringing back
bringing someone back to their senses
bringing back from the edge of death
bringing someone to their senses
giving the kiss of life to
bringing back to consciousness
quickening
bringing to life
bringing back to life
making whole
Verb
▲
Present participle for to take action or do something
acting
moving
proceeding
operating
reacting
maneuveringUS
manoeuvringUK
working
beginning
responding
taking action
taking steps
being busy
doing something
getting moving
going ahead
making a move
making headway
making progress
taking measures
taking the initiative
undertaking
carrying on
carrying out
doing one's thing
doing your stuff
getting down to
getting in there
getting on
going about
going for broke
going for it
going in for
going that route
going to town
jumping in
leaping in
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to begin to move after a period of being inactive
stirring
moving
budging
shifting
hastening
locomoting
exerting
surfacing
getting moving
exerting yourself
milling about
shaking a leg
getting a move on
Verb
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Present participle for to move forward
moving ahead
advancing
proceeding
progressing
forging ahead
going forward
moving forward
going on
making headway
moving on
pressing forward
pressing on
pushing on
pushing ahead
taking the next step
continuing
pushing forward
covering ground
developing
growing
upgrading
improving
becoming better
getting better
blossoming
making progress
ameliorating
gaining ground
making strides
maturing
more ❯
Verb
▲
(of an event or activity) Present participle for to make arrangements or preparations for
organisingUK
organizingUS
arranging
running
coordinating
forming
establishing
planning
scheduling
choreographing
developing
framing
orchestrating
preparing
shaping
administrating
blueprinting
conducting
contriving
creating
devising
directing
engineering
managing
mobilisingUK
mobilizingUS
constituting
constructing
designing
masterminding
originating
programming
charting
founding
instituting
marshallingUK
marshalingUS
projecting
starting
beginning
concerting
mounting
timetabling
laying out
mapping out
putting together
seeing to
setting up
dealing with
fixing up
making arrangements for
scheming out
sorting out
getting together
laying the foundations of
looking after
seeing about
starting up
being responsible for
getting off the ground
straightening out
strategizing about
taking care of
budgeting for
jacking up
licking into shape
more ❯
Verb
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Present participle for to awake from one's sleep, and get out of bed
rising and shining
awaking
awakening
waking
arising
arousing
wakening
rousing
enlivening
stirring
getting up
waking up
turning out
coming around
coming to
greeting the day
piling out
rolling out
shaking a leg
upping and at 'em
bestirring oneself
bestirring
showing signs of life
wakening up
coming alive
bringing to
bringing around
knocking up
getting out of bed
coming round
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to revive or come back to life or consciousness
waking up
reviving
animating
galvanisingUK
galvanizingUS
awaking
recovering
perking up
coming to
livening up
coming to life
coming alive
coming around
coming round
coming to one's senses
recovering consciousness
regaining consciousness
resuscitating
revitalizingUS
resurrecting
revitalisingUK
awakening
reactivating
revivifying
waking
Verb
▲
Present participle for to cause to burn or catch fire
firing
igniting
kindling
lighting
enkindling
torching
inflaming
burning
enflaming
incinerating
setting ablaze
setting alight
touching off
catching
setting fire to
sparking off
starting
setting on fire
setting aflame
starting a fire
putting a match to
getting started
flaming
blazing
sparking
flaring
glowing
setting light to
setting burning
setting a match to
more ❯
Noun
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The act of establishing or forming something
installation
establishment
creation
inception
foundation
institution
initiation
start
construction
formation
founding
inauguration
building
organisationUK
organizationUS
planting
starting
setting up
launch
origination
launching
enactment
instituting
constitution
originating
initiating
forming
development
institute
formulation
more ❯
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